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Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned by the Wertheimer family and headquartered in Paris.

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Luxury

Does Chanel's Barely There E-Commerce Strategy Make Sense in the Pandemic?

The luxury giant does not sell fashion, fine jewellery or watches online, leaving it without alternatives for many of its lucrative categories as stores are closed.

Luxury

Does Chanel's Barely There E-Commerce Strategy Make Sense in the Pandemic?

The luxury giant does not sell fashion, fine jewellery or watches online, leaving it without alternatives for many of its lucrative categories as stores are closed.


Fashion Week

A Year Without Fashion Shows

It’s increasingly likely that fashion shows will be cancelled for the duration of the year. What will be lost? How might the industry adapt? And what will fashion week look like when the crisis ends?

Fashion Week

A Year Without Fashion Shows

It’s increasingly likely that fashion shows will be cancelled for the duration of the year. What will be lost? How might the industry adapt? And what will fashion week look like when the crisis ends?


Retail

Want to Make Masks for Healthcare Workers? Here’s What You Need to Know

A growing number of apparel makers are attempting to manufacture protective gear in the fight against coronavirus. While the items are easy to sew, the process isn't simple.

Retail

Want to Make Masks for Healthcare Workers? Here’s What You Need to Know

A growing number of apparel makers are attempting to manufacture protective gear in the fight against coronavirus. While the items are easy to sew, the process isn't simple.


Luxury

Chanel to Produce Surgical Masks for France

The Parisian house, which had temporarily closed production sites in France, Italy and Switzerland due to coronavirus, said it would start manufacturing protective gear once prototypes were approved.

Luxury

Chanel to Produce Surgical Masks for France

The Parisian house, which had temporarily closed production sites in France, Italy and Switzerland due to coronavirus, said it would start manufacturing protective gear once prototypes were approved.


Global Markets

In the Face of a Global Crisis, What Is the Fashion Industry Doing?

From large hospital donations to manufacturing hand sanitiser, fashion’s biggest names are mobilising to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Global Markets

In the Face of a Global Crisis, What Is the Fashion Industry Doing?

From large hospital donations to manufacturing hand sanitiser, fashion’s biggest names are mobilising to curb the spread of Covid-19.


Media

For Fashion Magazines, It's Crunch Time

Style titles face panicked advertisers, long-lead times and cancelled photo shoots. Can they keep print media relevant in the age of Covid-19?

Media

For Fashion Magazines, It's Crunch Time

Style titles face panicked advertisers, long-lead times and cancelled photo shoots. Can they keep print media relevant in the age of Covid-19?


Media

How Fashion's Freelancers Are Adapting to the New Normal

For many of the industry's independent creatives, the coronavirus has put everything on hold.

Media

How Fashion's Freelancers Are Adapting to the New Normal

For many of the industry's independent creatives, the coronavirus has put everything on hold.


Financial Markets

Is This Online Shopping's Moment to Shine? 

This week, everyone will be talking about the coronavirus pandemic's economic impact, from soaring US unemployment to a potential boost for e-commerce to China's recovery. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Financial Markets

Is This Online Shopping's Moment to Shine? 

This week, everyone will be talking about the coronavirus pandemic's economic impact, from soaring US unemployment to a potential boost for e-commerce to China's recovery. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Retail

US Apparel Makers to Churn Out Masks for Healthcare Workers

The US healthcare system is in urgent need of personal protective equipment, and the fashion industry is responding.

Retail

US Apparel Makers to Churn Out Masks for Healthcare Workers

The US healthcare system is in urgent need of personal protective equipment, and the fashion industry is responding.


Global Markets

No Company Will Survive Coronavirus Alone

Smart businesses will emerge from this crisis stronger, but only by collaborating with competitors and upholding their responsibilities, not just to shareholders, but to a wider set of stakeholders, including employees, suppliers and society at large.

Global Markets

No Company Will Survive Coronavirus Alone

Smart businesses will emerge from this crisis stronger, but only by collaborating with competitors and upholding their responsibilities, not just to shareholders, but to a wider set of stakeholders, including employees, suppliers and society at large.